original description Couthouy J. P. (1839). Monograph on the family Osteodesmacea of Deshayes, with remarks on two species of Patelloidea, and descriptions of new species of marine shells, a species of Anculotus, and one of Eolis. Boston Journal of Natural History, 2: 129-189, pl. 4., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32266787page(s): 180-181; pl. 4-5 [details]